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LIST OP CONTENTS.
Section. Paragraphs.
I—Briof History of Kowcit from circa 171G to 1S96 A. D. 1—18
II—Murder of Mahomod bin Sulmh and his brother Jarrah by
Mubarak and Mubarak’s succession, 1896 ... 19-21
HI—(1) Proposed Turkish Quarantine at Koweit, (2) views of the
Government of India and India oflico ... 22—30
IV— Haripasa Piracy case. Warning to Shoikh of Koweit. Ques­
tion of Protect Tate over Kowcit raised—18^5-1890 ... 21A—21C
V— Threatened attack of Sheikhs Jnsira bin Tl-.ani and Yusuf bin
Ibrahim on Koweit. Question of Protectorate over Koweit
discussed, 1897-98 ... 37—45
VI—(1) Movements of Turkish troops towards Koweit, (2) Russian
intrigues, i3) Question of Protectorate over Kowcit further
discussed ... ... 46—50
VII—Proposed British Protectorate over Koweit. Agreement with the
Shoikh of Koweit, December 1m9S—May 1899 ... 51—72
VIII—Porte’s complaints against British proceedings at Koweit as
infringement ol quarantine regulations, May 1899 ... 73—75
IX—(1) Treatcned attack ou Kowcit by the 'lurks, (2) Defence
of Koweit, February — March 18"9 ... 70-84
X—(1) Question of 6‘atii*: of the Sb ikh of Kowcit, (2 Turkish
activity in the ne»0hbourh'od, (3) Impositiou of customs
duty 1 y Sheikh, March — June 1899 ... 85—92
XI—Turkhish attempts to exercise sovereign lights on Koweit, by
app idling harbour muster and open ng a custom house.* A
ioi ward Turkish policy »dv- caied. The British Govi rnmeut's
protest, July—September 1899 ... 93—100
XII— Sheikh Mubarak’8 diffidence in tho British nnd desire of
Persian protection, September— October 1899 ... 101—103
XIII— Appointment of M« lisin Pasha as Vali of asrah. Change
of policy inaugurated. Turkish Decoration for Sheikh
Mubarak 1899
XIV— Visit «*f the German Railway Commission to Koweit. and their
scheme to make Katham their Railway’s Terminus, January
1900 ... 104—11.5 A
XV— Pr< posul to make Koweit a Port of cdl for Mail steamers July
1900—Juno 1901 ... 116—118
XVI—Threatened hostilities between tho Sheikh of Eoweit and the
Amir of Nejd ... 119—131
XVII—Renewal of hostilities between the Sheikh of Koweit and the
Amir of Nejd, December 1909 — May 1901 ... ... 132—143
XVIII—(1) Ihn Rashid se-ks Brili h protection, (2) Shoikh Mubarak
j.sks for ii>sumptio» of permanent British protectorate over
Kowc t, M «y — Juno 1901 ... 144—140
XIX—(1) Threatened attack on Koweit hy Amir of Nejd and the
Turks, i2) Measures for dof-uce of Kowcit. (3) Attempt
to settle difference between the Sheikh nnd Amir amicably,
July — October 1901 ... ... 147—104
XJX—Question of defence of Koweit hy sea and land, 1899-1001 ... 105—168
XXI—Question of discontinuance of the use of tho Turkish flag at
Kowcit August—September 1901 ... ... 199—175
XXII—Attempt to tako tho Sheikh of Koweit to Constantinople,
November and December 1901 ... 176—191
XXIII—Alarm at Kowcit and. Landing of British Guns, December
l9ul—January 19<’2 ... • •• ... 192—198